Saṁyutta Nikāya:
III. Khandhā Vagga:
22: Khandhāsaṁyutta

Bandhanā Suttaṁ

Sutta 117

Bonds

 

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Thus have I heard:

The Exalted One was once staying near Sāvatthī
at the Jeta Grove in Anāthapiṇḍika's Park.

And there the Exalted One addressed the brethren, saying:

"Brethren!"

"Master!" responded those brethren.

The Exalted One said:

"Herein, brethren, the untaught many-folk,
the untaught many-folk,
who discern not those who are Ariyans;
who are unskilled in the Ariyan doctrine,
untrained in the Ariyan doctrine;
who discern not the worthy ones,
who are unskilled in the worthy doctrine,
untrained in the worthy doctrine,
regard body as the Self,
regard body as having a Self,
regard body as being in the Self,
regard the self as being in the body.

Such an one is called
one of the untaught many-folk,
one fettered by the bonds of body,
one bound to the inner and the outer,
one who has not sighted the (further) shore,¹
one who has not sighted the beyond,²
one who is born bound,
who dies bound,
one who from this world
goes to the world beyond.

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He regards feeling as the Self,
regard feeling as having a Self,
regard feeling as being in the Self,
regard the self as being in feeling.

Such an one is called
one of the untaught many-folk,
one fettered by the bonds of feeling,
one bound to the inner and the outer,
one who has not sighted the (further) shore,
one who has not sighted the beyond,
one who is born bound,
who dies bound,
one who from this world
goes to the world beyond.

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He regards perception as the Self,
regard perception as having a Self,
regard perception as being in the Self,
regard the self as being in perception.

Such an one is called
one of the untaught many-folk,
one fettered by the bonds of perception,
one bound to the inner and the outer,
one who has not sighted the (further) shore,
one who has not sighted the beyond,
one who is born bound,
who dies bound,
one who from this world
goes to the world beyond.

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He regards the activities as the Self,
regard the activities as having a Self,
regard the activities as being in the Self,
regard the self as being in the activities.

Such an one is called
one of the untaught many-folk,
one fettered by the bonds of the activities,
one bound to the inner and the outer,
one who has not sighted the (further) shore,
one who has not sighted the beyond,
one who is born bound,
who dies bound,
one who from this world
goes to the world beyond.

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He regards consciousness as the Self,
regard consciousness as having a Self,
regard consciousness as being in the Self,
regard the self as being in consciousness;

Such an one is called
one of the untaught many-folk,
one fettered by the bonds of consciousness,
one bound to the inner and the outer,
one who has not sighted the (further) shore,
one who has not sighted the beyond,
one who is born bound,
who dies bound,
one who from this world
goes to the world beyond.

 

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But, brethren the well taught Ariyan disciple, brethren,
who discerns those who are Ariyans;
who are skilled in the Ariyan doctrine,
trained in the Ariyan doctrine;
who discern the worthy ones,
who are skilled in the worthy doctrine,
trained in the worthy doctrine,
regard not body as the Self,
regard not body as having a Self,
regard not body as being in the Self,
regard not the self as being in the body.

This one, brethren, is called
a well-taught Ariyan disciple,
not fettered by the bonds of body,
not bound to the inner and the outer,
one who has sighted the (further) shore,
one who has sighted the beyond.

Released is he,
I declare,
from suffering.

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He regards not feeling as the Self,
regard not feeling as having a Self,
regard not feeling as being in the Self,
regard not the self as being in feeling.

This one, brethren, is called
a well-taught Ariyan disciple,
not fettered by the bonds of feeling,
not bound to the inner and the outer,
one who has sighted the (further) shore,
one who has sighted the beyond.

Released is he,
I declare,
from suffering.

■

He regards not perception as the Self,
regard not perception as having a Self,
regard not perception as being in the Self,
regard not the self as being in perception.

This one, brethren, is called
a well-taught Ariyan disciple,
not fettered by the bonds of perception,
not bound to the inner and the outer,
one who has sighted the (further) shore,
one who has sighted the beyond.

Released is he,
I declare,
from suffering.

■

He regards not the activities as the Self,
regard not the activities as having a Self,
regard not the activities as being in the Self,
regard not the self as being in the activities.

This one, brethren, is called
a well-taught Ariyan disciple,
not fettered by the bonds of the activities,
not bound to the inner and the outer,
one who has sighted the (further) shore,
one who has sighted the beyond.

Released is he,
I declare,
from suffering.

■

He regards not consciousness as the Self,
regard not consciousness as having a Self,
regard not consciousness as being in the Self,
regard not the self as being in consciousness.

This one, brethren, is called
a well-taught Ariyan disciple,
not fettered by the bonds of consciousness,
not bound to the inner and the outer,
one who has sighted the (further) shore,
one who has sighted the beyond.

Released is he,
I declare,
from suffering."

 

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¹ A-tīra-dassī. Cf. A. iii, 368.

² A-pāra-dassī.